Swinging window



Jan. 1, 1924 H. T. ATKINSON SWINGING WINDOW Original Filed Nov. 11

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HENRY T. ATKINSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN J. DONOVAN F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. 1

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Application filed November 11, 1919, Serial No. 337,193. Renewed June 11, 1923.

To all whom it may concern: 2 about midway between the bottom and top Be it known that I, HENRY T. ATKINSON, of the sash. On the outer side edges of the a citizen of the United States, residing at sash are flanges 14 which close the front of Oakland, in the county of Alameda and the recesses 3 when the sash is closed and 5 State of California, have invented certain enclose the brace rods 11 within said recesses. new and useful Improvements in Swing- To the inner leaves 9 of the hinges 6 are ing Windows, of which the following is a secured hooks 15. A window stick 16 has a specification. transverse arm 17, the ends of which are My invention is an improved swinging adapted to be placed in the hooks 15. Upon window, comprising means for eflectively pulling down on the stick with the arm 17 55 holding the sash in any position into which engaging hooks 15 the sash is lowered and it is swung. swung outwardly on its hinges 6, the slides Referring to the annexed drawing which 5 sliding in tracks 4 and the brace rods 11 forms a part of this specification. swinging outwardly and supporting the 1 Figure 1 is a front elevation of my Winsash in an outwardly and downwardly ind clined position as shown in Figure 3. The Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. frictional engagement of the slides 5 with Figure 3 is avertical section of my wintracks 4 holds the sash firmly in any posidow taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1. tion into which it is swung. The slides 20 Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vermay be lowered to the window sill and the tical section of the upper part ofthe window. sash swung upwardly and inwardly on igure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary horihinge 6 to clean the outside of the window zontal section of my window taken on line glass as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. 55 of Figure 4. With the arm 17 engaging hooks 15, upon 35 Figure 6 is a View of my window stick. pushing upwardly on the window stick the In the drawing 1 indicates the frame and sash may be closed.

2 the sash of my window. To the inside of Having described my invention I claim: the side members of frame 1 flush with the 1. In a swinging window, a frame, tracks edge of the recesses 3 therein are secured in said frame, including side flanges,

vertical grooved metal tracks 4 in which U-shaped slides in said tracks, a sash, and S5 slide metal friction slides 5. The tracks and hinges connected to said sash and to said slides are preferably made of hard or temslides, the flanges of said slides being sprung pered brass and are U-shaped' in cross secoutwardly into frictional engagement with tion. The side flanges of the slides 5 extend the side flanges of saidtracks.

into the tracks 4 and are sprung outwardly 2. A window sash mounting comprising a 0 into engagement with the side flanges of the frame, a sas a resilient metal track channeltracks to provide frictional contact between shaped in cross section fixed in said frame, said slide and track flanges. U-shaped a resilient slide in said track also channelhinges 6 straddle the upper edge of the sash shaped in cross section frictionally engagnear the side edges thereof respectively, the ing the sides of the track and operative conleaves of said hinges being pivoted on top nections between the slide and the sash.

of the sash by pivot-s 7 and the outer leaves 3. In a swinging window, a frame, tracks of the hinges being secured to the outside secured in said frame, a friction slide of the upper rail of the sash. The outer mounted in each of said tracks, a sash leaves 9 have flanges 10 which are respechinged at its upper edge to said slides so tively riveted to the slides 5. The sash is that it will engage when closed the forward of such width that its side edges rest flush side of said tracks, braces pivoted at their with the outer edge of the recesses 3. When lower end to said frame and at their upper the window is closed the rear face of the edge to said sash, and flanges along the sash engages the tracks 4, forming an efouter side edges of said sash adapted to fit fective joint therebetween. Brace rods 11 within the frame when the sash is closed to are respectively connected by pivot connechide said braces.

tions 12 to the inside of the side frame mem- 4. In a swinging window, a frame, tracks here in the lower end of recesses 3 and by in said frame, friction slides mounted in said 55 pivot connections 13 to the side of the sash tracks, a sash, hinges connecting the upper per edge of the sash side and outside of the sash with the pivots edge of said sash to said slides, and hooks connected to the inner members oi said hinges, and adapted to receive a member for opening and closing the sash.

5. In a swinging window, a frame, tracks secured in said frame, slides mounted in said tracks, a sash, hinges, each hinge including two leaves extending across the upand down over the inof the hinge on the top edge of the sash, the hinge leaves on the outside of the sash being secured to the sash, the inside hinge leaves being secured to said slides, and braces pivoted at their lower ends to the frame and at their upper end to the side edges of the sash.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY T. ATKINSON. 

